This series holds a variety of notebooks, awards, artifacts, and other objects representing many aspects of Edith Lehman's life. It includes elaborately bound scrapbooks and other gifts from her uncle, Richard Altschul, which he made each year for his niece's birthday. Consisting of family traditions and injokes, they were known as "The Richy Classics." The series also houses family documents, the diaries, and several photo albums documenting wedding anniversaries and trips. Other albums cover events such as the dedication of Herbert Lehman College and the construction of Pete's House; most of these were given to the Lehman's as commemorative gifts. The series contains a watercolor painting of the Lehman Children's Zoo and two original sketches of the zoo's animal sculptures, designed by artist Aymar Embury. Also included are social books, Christmas gift lists, diplomas and membership certificates, and awards, medals, pins, statues, and other items given to Edith in recognition of her philanthropic activities.
Richard Altschul Gifts
Box 23
"Just C & Y"--Book Box with Letter, 1925
Box 30
"What I know About Social Services" and Letters, 1917
Box 30
"Infra Red and Ultraviolet Pictures of Family Life in New York, 1924 August 18
Box 30
"Cressy's History of California, Edition Grand de Luxe,", 1923
Box 36 Folder 4
"Homi Soit Qui 'Molly' Pense"--Autograph Manuscript Report Addressed to Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman, with Photographs and Flowers, 1922 August 18, 1922
Box 36 Folder 5
"Lest We Forget"--Scrapbook of California made for Charles and Camilla Altschul, 1901
Awards and Commemorative Objects
Box 19
Testimonial by Women's Division of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee--Guest Signatures,, 1936
Box 20
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Certificate of Life Membership for Edith Lehman,, 1960
Box 20
Mount Sinai Plaque, 1955
Box 20
Judge Irving Lehman--Golden Jubilee Scroll from the National Jewish Welfare Board, 1967 April 12, 1967
Box 20
Jewish Theological Seminary of America--Certificate, 1965-1966
Box 20
Louise Waterman Wise Award, 1973
Box 21
Legislative Correspondents Association of the State of New York--Certificate,, 1937
Box 21
"The Deserted Wives in 'A Little Party of Our Own'" --by the Wives of the Legislative Correspondents Association of the State of New York,, 1934
Box 24
For Mrs. Herbert Lehman by the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union--Gold Needle and Thimble, 1959 July 1, 1959
Box 24
American Jewish Committee--Anti-Defamation League--Medal, undated
Box 24
Medical Board of Mount Sinai Hospital--Medal, 1968
Box 24
For Edith A. Lehman on Her Eightieth Birthday--Medal from the Play Schools Association, 1969 August 18, 1969
Box 24
Felix M. Warburg Memorial Award, undated
Box 24
United Jewish Appeal--Medal Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of V-E Day,, 1965
Box 24
United Jewish Appeal--Medal Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Karen Hayesod,, 1970
Box 24
Mount Sinai Hospital Trusteeship Medals, 1946 (2 medals), 1946
Box 24
Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Trustees Medal--Brass in Lucite, 1963
Box 24
Silver Medal Commemorating Dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Wing of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library--Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, 1972 May 3, 1972
Box 24
Lifetime Pass to the Central Park Children's Zoo--by the Department of Parks,, undated
Box 24
Lifetime Membership in the Woman's Division, Federation of Jewish Philanthropies--Membership Card,, 1966
Box 24
Howard University Centennial Medal in Appreciation of Gift to Alumni Scholarship Fund,, 1967
Box 24
Medal with US Congress Seal from Jonathan Bingham, undated
Box 25
Honorary Membership from New York Chapter of Hadassah, 1961
Box 25
Brandeis University Plaque in Appreciation of Gift to Library Trust Fund,, undated
Box 26
Plaque to Edith Lehman from the Board of Trustees of Brandeis University--Naming Her as Fellow of the University, 1964 April 17, 1964
Box 26
Elected to the Society of Honor Reform Jewish Appeal--Statues, 1965-1970
Box 26
Statue to Herbert Lehman for his 80th Birthday by Honor Reform Jewish Appeal,, undated
Box 26
Bust of John Kennedy by Robert Berkes, Presented by 65th Anniversary Convention of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, 1965 May, 1965
Box 27
Mount Sinai Medical Center Memorial Resolution, 1976 March, 1976
Box 28
Naming of Herbert H. Lehman College--Certificate, 1968
Box 29 Folder 2
Resolution of Appreciation from Henry Street Settlement Urban Life Center--Certificate,, 1972
Box 29 Folder 2
Citation from Americans for Democratic Action at Annual National--Certificate,, 1964
Box 29 Folder 3
Tribute in Honor of Herbert Lehman Presented to Edith Lehman by the Jewish Teachers Seminary and People's University--Certificate,, 1966
Box 29 Folder 3
Election of Edith Lehman to the Society of Honorary Alumni of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem--Certificate,, 1970
Box 29 Folder 4
Dedication of the Edith Lehman Comprehensive High School, Israel--Certificate,, 1966
Box 29 Folder 5
Original lithograph by Chaim Gross from the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York,, 1963
Box Lehman Suite cabinet
Class Bowl Engraved with "In Appreciation" from Jonathan Bingham, 1972
Box Lehman Suite cabinet
Blue and White Plate from Thanks to Scandinavia, 1973
Degrees
Photo Albums
Box 18
Golden Wedding Anniversary, 1960
Box 19
Edith Lehman High School in Dimona, Israel--Photo Album, 1965
Box 19
Visit to Israel--Photo Album, 1959
Box 20
"ORT" in Israel--Photo Book, undated
Box 21
Governor Lehman and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America: a Photographic Record Presented to Mrs. Edith Lehman, 1967 October 9, 1967
Box 22
Pete's House--Henry St. Settlement--Photo Book, undated
Box 22
Launching of the Diesel Electric Ferryboat "The Governor Herbert H. Lehman" 1964 September 5, 1964
Box 25
820 Park Avenue--Tenth Floor, 1976 March, 1976
Box 25
820 Park Avenue--Eleventh Floor, 1976 March, 1976
Box 25
Photographs--EAL, 1975
Box 34
Herbert H. Lehman Village, Israel--Photo Album, 1959
Box 27
Edith Lehman High School at Dimona, Israel--Plans, undated
Box 27
Meadow Farm, undated
Box 28
Play Schools Association--Book of Photographs and Children's Artwork,, 1960
Box 28
Friends of the Zoo: Teenage Volunteers at the Lehman Children's Zoo--Photo Album,, 1975
Box 32 Folder 1
Dedication of Herbert Lehman College, 1966
Box 32 Folder 2 to 3
Edith Lehman 50th Anniversary Fund, 1917-1968, (2 Folders)
Box 32 Folder 4
Meadow Farm Album, undated
Box 32 Folder 5
Mount Sinai School of Medicine--The Investiture of Horace L. Hodes, MD as the First Lehman Professor of Pediatrics,, 1969
Box 30
Naming of Herbert H. Lehman College, 1967
Box 33
Teenage Photograph Workshop, Henry Street Settlement, 1957 (2 binders), 1957
Box 33
Dedication of the Herbert H. Lehman Suite, Columbia University, 1971
Box Lehman Suite cabinet
Hubert H and Muriel Humphrey--Framed Photograph, undated
Box 37
Slides of Artwork
General
Box 15 Folder 1
Political Contributions, 1964-1976
Box 15 Folder 2
European Trip Notebook, 1970
Box 15 Folder 3
Birthday List, 1941
Box 15 Folder 4
Memory Book, 1957-1975
Box 15 Folder 5
Gift List, 1960
Box 15 Folder 6
Tipping Memory Book, 1926-1972
Box 15 Folder 7-8
Christmas, 1956-1974, (2 Folders)
Box 16 Folder 1-3
Edith Altschul Lehman--Diary, 1949
Box 16 Folder 1-3
Edith Altschul Lehman--Diary, 1949
Box 16 Folder 4-5
Elisabeth Josephson Altschul--Diary, 1856-1872 (4 copies), 1856-1872
Social Books
Box 17
Social Book, 1950-1956
Box 17
Social Book, 1957-1963
Box 17
Social Book, 1966-1970
Box 17
Beverage Preferences, 1968
Box 18
Social Book, 1971-1974
Box 18
Social Book, 1975
Box 18
Engagement Calendar, 1976
Box 18
The Book of the Bride Elect Designed by a Spinster--Wedding Gifts, 1910
Box 18
Family Trees--Lehman and Altschul, 1974
Box 18
S.S. Commodore--Passenger List, 1909 April 4, 1909
Box 19
Lehman Village--General Information, Israel, 1959
Box 22
"The Josephson Family"--History by Gertrude Furth, undated
Box 25
Matchbook with Picture of Herbert and Edith Lehman, undated
Box 25
Herbert and Edith Lehman Bookplates, undated
Box 25
Menu, 1910 April 28
Box 25
Genealogy Notes--Index Cards, undated
Box 29 Folder 1
Pencil Sketches of the Whale and the Rabbit Sculptures for the Lehman Children's Zoo by Artist Aymar Embury,, 1960
Box 29 Folder 1
Watercolor Sketch of Children's Zoo by C. Weiss, undated
Box 30
Dead Sea Scrolls Replica, undated
Box 32 Folder 6-7
Israel Diary, 1959, (2 Folders)
Box 35 Folder 1-2
Israel Diary, 1949-1959, (2 Folders)
Box 35 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1958-1962
Box 35 Folder 4
Photographs and Clippings, 1965-1973
Box 35 Folder 5
Oral History, undated
Box 35 Folder 6
Correspondence and Photographs, including Children's Zoo, 1951-1956
Box 35 Folder 7
Children's Zoo--Letters from Children, 1960-1967
Box 35 Folder 8
Poems, 1958
Box 35 Folder 9
Birth Certificate, 1889
Box 36 Folder 1-3
Clippings, 1966-1973
Box Lehman Suite cabinet
Children's Zoo Illustration on the Cover of The New Yorker, 1964 January 25, 1964